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1. chemistry Any binary compound of carbon and a more electropositive element
2. chemistry The polyatomic ion C₂^2−, or any of its salts.
3. chemistry The monatomic ion C^4−, or any of its salts.
4. chemistry A carbon-containing alloy or doping of a metal or semiconductor, such as steel.
5. chemistry tungsten carbide|Tungsten carbide.
6. cycling trivial name for calcium carbide (CaC?₂), used to produce acetylene in bicycle lamps in the early 1900s.

Derived terms
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barium carbide
beryllium carbide
caesium carbonate
boron carbide
calcium carbide
carbide lamp
cerium carbide
chromium carbide
hafnium carbide
iron carbide
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niobium carbide
silicon carbide
sodium carbide
tantalum carbide
titanium carbide
tungsten carbide
vanadium carbide
yttrium carbide
zirconium carbide

Translations
trans-top|any binary compound of carbon and a more electropositive element
Italian: carburo m
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Spanish: carburo m
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trans-top|polyatomic ion C₂^2-, or any of its salts
Italian: carburo m
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Spanish: carburo m
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trans-top|monatomic ion C^4-, or any of its salts
Italian: carburo m
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Spanish: carburo m
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trans-top|carbon-containing alloy or doping of a metal or semiconductor, such as steel
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trans-top|tungsten carbide
Italian: carburo di tungsteno m
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Spanish: carburo de tungsteno m
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trans-top|calcium carbide
Italian: carburo di calcio m
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Spanish: carburo de calcio m
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See also
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ar:carbide
io:carbide
ru:carbide
vi:carbide
zh:carbide

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